Flying-machine.



J. RAGLOT & G. ENDERLIN.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIB, 1911.

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J. RAGLOT & G; ENDERLIN.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

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J. RAGLOT & G. ENDERLIN.

' FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIB, 1911.

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JULES RACLO'J. AND CAMILLE ENDERLIN, OF ST. MAUB-DES-FOSSES,,FR ANCE.

FLYING-MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. a, 1912.

2, 1910, Serial No. 558,753. Divided and this application filed May 18,1911.

Serial No. 628,119.

To all whom it may concern:

,Be it known that we, JULEs RAOLOT and CAMILLE ENDERLIN, both citizensof the Republic of France, and residents of St. Maurdes-Fosss, Seine,France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements nFlying-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a flying machine and more especially to flyingmachines of the kind described in our application No. 558,753 of whichthe present application 1s a division.

, The object of this invention is to provide a flying machine with oneor more superposed supporting surfaces, characterized by the followingmain points: 1.The screw propellers are mounted in such a manner thatthe air be forced under thesupporting v opened like screens roundsurfaces and they carry the driven gears as part of their hubs. 2.Thevertical rudder comprises two wings which may be a vertical shaft so asto produce a great resistance to the forward propulsion; thisarrangement combined with the forcing of the air under the supportingsurfaces by the screw propellers,

ment of the flying machine which forms subject matter of this inventlondrawingsz. Figure 1 is a side elevation view allow the apparatus to risenearly vertically.

The accompanying drawings show by way of example several forms ofembodlit e and in these showing the whole apparatus, .constructed as adouble deck aeroplane, unfolded and ready for starting. Fig; 2 is a topplan .view

of same. Fig. 3 shows it in front elevation of same. the verticalrudder. Fig. 5 is a side elevation view showing the ensemble of a flyingmachine constructed in the form of a single deck aeroplane according tothe present invent-ion. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of same. Fig. 7 showsa front elevation view. Fig. 8 is a horizontal view section showing themounting of the transmission gear of the screw propeller.

In the form of embodiment shown by Figs. 1 to 3 the flying machinecomprises a car or body 1 mounted on four wheels 2 and provided in theusual manner with two superposed, spaced supporting planes 3 and 4. Infront of the latter are mounted the two propellers 5 and 6 which arepositioned .in such a manner that they force Fig. 4 is a top detail viewof the air under the said planes. r

The vertical rudder 7 of the machine is positioned behind the car, andin front of the horizontal rudder 8. As clearly shown by Fig. 4, thishorizontal rudder'which is adapted to oscillate round the vertical shaft9 is provided with two vertical hinges round which two screens 10 areadapted to oscillate these screens being shown in an opened condition bydotted lines and being normally closed by springs 11 acting on pulleys.Cables which are directly actuated by the pilate allow of the rear partof the rudder to be unfolded so as to oppose a great resistance to thepropulsion of the apparatus.

The shaft of oscillation 9 of the entire 7 rudder is arranged in such amanner that the latter is relatively balanced. The propelling screws 5and 6 are mounted on the two front arms of the car. The shafts 12 "onwhich these screws rotate (Fig.8) are stationary and tubular and thehubs 13 of the screws rotate freely on saidshafts under the action of alarge beveled wheel'l i meshing with a small beveled gear wheel 15rotating at the same speed as the motor. The small pinion 15 is mountedinto a removable plug serving as a bearing and allowing of an easy andrapid taking into pieces. The

reduction of speed is thus performed on the hub of the screw propelleritself whereby the transmission gear becomes lighter while complicatedtorsional tractional and fiexional strains are done away with whichordinarily takes place in transmission gears of this kind. Thetransmission gear is provided in this case with univeisal or knucklejoints.

The function of the apparatus will be readily understood with the aid ofthe preceding specification. It will be observed however that owing tothe fact that the propellers 5 and 6 force the air directly under thecarrying planes and that the vertical rudder 7 may be positioned so asto oppose a great resistance to the propulsion, the apparatus will beable to rise nearly on its standing place. It will be sufiicient to thisend to have a motive power which be sufficient to impart to theapparatus a speed which is the double of that necessary to thesustaining.

The apparatus described may be constructed in the form of a single deckaeroplane or comprise more than two superposed carrying planes showingall the same characteristic features.

7 F igs.'5, 6 and 7 show the general aspect of a single deck aeroplane.The reference numerals designate therein the same members as thecorresponding numerals of the other figures.

Having now fully described our said invention, what we claim and. desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

' 1. A vertical rudder for aeroplanes, comh pivotally mounted for bodilymovement on the line of its maximum minor dimension,

said body being longitudinally divided in rear of said pivot to providesections, and means for pivotally mounting said sections with relationto the body, and means for' simultaneously operating said sections.

3. A verticalrudder for aeroplanes, comprising a body having its sidewalls converging forwardly and rearwardly from a transverse line inadvance ofthe longitudinal center of the body, a pivotal connection forthe body as an entirety arranged .on said maximum transverse line, saidbody'being divided on the longitudinal central line in rear of saidpivot to form sections, and means for pivotally mounting each of saidsections.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twowitnesses.

JU LES RAGLOT. CAMILLE ,ENDEBLIN.

Witnesses: H. G. Coxn, J OHN BAK R.

